My foot stands on level ground;
in the great congregation I will bless the Lord

–Psalm 26:12

Icy Lanes. 3°C after an early frost. Starlings in the fields. pic.twitter.com/kIWjmkNhFs

— Yorkshire Wolds Weather (@WeatherWolds) March 1, 2022

Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form he humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name which is above every name, 1that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

–Philippians 2:5-11

Beautiful sunrise at the Old Santee Canal Park in Moncks Corner! pic.twitter.com/JKQ5ngg2GP

— JoeyLive5 (@JoeySovine) February 28, 2022

Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord from the heavens,
praise him in the heights!
Praise him, all his angels,
praise him, all his host!

Praise him, sun and moon,
praise him, all you shining stars!
Praise him, you highest heavens,
and you waters above the heavens!
Let them praise the name of the Lord!
For he commanded and they were created.
And he established them for ever and ever;
he fixed their bounds which cannot be passed.

–Psalm 148:1-3

You’re never too young to go for a walk with mama! Ok maybe not true for moose. Mama moose will usually let their calves stay with them a full year until nxt year's babies. Then will start to push the older calf to go out on it's own. They grow up so fast! ;(

PC NPS/Emily Mesner pic.twitter.com/3Kjk1wxWxc

— Denali National Park (@DenaliNPS) February 26, 2022

Now among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks. So these came to Philip, who was from Beth-sa’ida in Galilee, and said to him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” Philip went and told Andrew; Andrew went with Philip and they told Jesus. And Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of man to be glorified. Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. If any one serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there shall my servant be also; if any one serves me, the Father will honor him.

–John 12:20-26

Good morning al, a bright start to the day and hope it is for you too! have a good weekend whatever you do 🙂 #weekend #sunrise #Yorkshire #gargrave pic.twitter.com/pOcz7djarX

— David Oxtaby (@Disc_light) February 26, 2022

Surely the righteous shall give thanks to thy name; the upright shall dwell in thy presence.

–Psalm 140:13

Willow trees and reed in a park nearby @ThePhotoHour #landscape #Landscapephotography pic.twitter.com/j7d5R9Y8yq

— Bart Rijvers 📸 (@BartRijvers) February 25, 2022

A Song of Ascents. Of David. O LORD, my heart is not lifted up, my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me. But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a child quieted at its mother’s breast; like a child that is quieted is my soul. O Israel, hope in the LORD from this time forth and for evermore.

–Psalm 131 (my favourite Psalm)

Good morning! Stay safe. #SunsetBeach #fog @EdPiotrowski @medwick @ChrissyKohler @WXIIJackie @Em_I_Am @JustinMcKeeWx @LeeHaywoodWX @ramelcarpenter @helenholt123 @KimRatcliffWECT @RealSaltLife @ThePhotoHour @StarboardRail @SPTNCLionsClub @Christina4casts @neas_j0 @allylinds pic.twitter.com/3zccvNUMKJ

— Mark Moore (@MMoore_hoops) February 24, 2022

Do you have any final thoughts on the state of the Church? State of the diocese?

I would say that if we prevail, if the parishes prevail in this lawsuit, I think there will be an explosiveness of energy that we’re capable of experiencing. I think it can unleash a great season of missional and ministry ventures that has been put on hold. And along with that, we’ve been on hold because of COVID so most people don’t know where they will be on the far side of that.

If you had one book, not the Bible, you think every person, laity and clergy read, what would it be?

One book? I’m not sure I think in those terms. But if I could only have three books for the rest of my life in addition to the Bible, I’d say a good Introduction to the Old Testament, an Introduction to the New Testament and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. I would hope everyone could read The Confessions of St. Augustine before they die, but I’m not going to say that I want everyone to read that.

What’s the hardest thing about being the bishop?
For me, the hardest thing about being a bishop is not being rooted in a congregation.

You see, there are different styles of teaching and preaching. The kind of teaching I like best is expository teaching through the Bible or a book of the Bible, teaching a sequential class in a congregation on theology, basic Christian theology, or teaching a class on the history of the Church in England or history of the Anglican Church.

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As our diocese transitions towards a new season of leadership, it’s a good time to glean some final reflections and advice from Bishop Lawrence. What wisdom would he want to share with us? Read https://t.co/G6e7dovN4I to find out! #BishopLawrence #WordsOfWisdom #ADOSC pic.twitter.com/Hs3aFx4Vfv

— Anglican Diocese of SC (@anglican_sc) February 23, 2022

Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God, and every one who loves the parent loves the child. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome. For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that overcomes the world, our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not with the water only but with the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the witness, because the Spirit is the truth. There are three witnesses, the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three agree. If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater; for this is the testimony of God that he has borne witness to his Son. He who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. He who does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne to his Son. And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He who has the Son has life; he who has not the Son of God has not life.

–1 John 5:1-12

My fabulous morning by the river today in Ely, Cambridgeshire 🧡@StormHour @UKNikon #sunrise #swans #TheFens #FlatNotBoring pic.twitter.com/7xTNm1Jdeu

— Veronica in the Fens 🧚🏼‍♀️ (@VeronicaJoPo) February 23, 2022

Listen to it all or there is more there if you so desire.

“Those who ate of the loaves were five thousand.” -Mark 6:44 “Feeding the Multitudes” by Bernardo Strozzi (1600) #CatholicTwitter #MAP_OF_THE_SOUL_7 #X1_new_beginning # pic.twitter.com/f1DcqsC1KT

— Lady of Good Counsel (@ofgoodcounsel) January 7, 2020

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!
“May they prosper who love you!
Peace be within your walls,
and security within your towers!”
For my brethren and companions’ sake
I will say, “Peace be within you!”
For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
I will seek your good.

–Psalm 122:6-9

A good place to remember. Today’s sunrise on Cape Cod National Seashore, Eastham. #sunrise #capecod #StormHour pic.twitter.com/LdNWalqrmG

— Darius Aniunas (@dariusaniunas) February 22, 2022

Happy is the man who finds wisdom,
and the man who gets understanding,
for the gain from it is better than gain from silver
and its profit better than gold.
She is more precious than jewels,
and nothing you desire can compare with her.
Long life is in her right hand;
in her left hand are riches and honor.
Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
and all her paths are peace.
She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her;
those who hold her fast are called happy.

–Proverbs 3:13-18

Beautiful rainbow over Little River this morning. 📸 via Mark Shea. #scwx #ncwx pic.twitter.com/my8H4qVDhU

— Ed Piotrowski (@EdPiotrowski) February 21, 2022

Thou art my God, and I will give thanks to thee;
thou art my God, I will extol thee.
O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures for ever!

–Psalm 118:28-29

Good morning, sunrise over Saltburn 🌅

📸 IG/huggywanderlust pic.twitter.com/aCwaFUAzZs

— Love North Yorkshire (@LoveNorthYorks1) February 20, 2022

God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Paddan-aram, and blessed him. And God said to him, “Your name is Jacob; no longer shall your name be called Jacob, but Israel shall be your name.” So his name was called Israel. And God said to him, “I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall come from you, and kings shall spring from you. The land which I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give the land to your descendants after you.” Then God went up from him in the place where he had spoken with him. And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he had spoken with him, a pillar of stone; and he poured out a drink offering on it, and poured oil on it. So Jacob called the name of the place where God had spoken with him, Bethel.

–Genesis 35:9-15

Good Morning Cape Cod! Starting this Saturday morning off with a gorgeous sunrise at Fort Hill, Eastham. #capecod #sunrise pic.twitter.com/07FfQcRJQ5

— Darius Aniunas (@dariusaniunas) February 19, 2022

See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God’s children now; it does not yet appear what we shall be, but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. And every one who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.

–1 John 3:1-3

Mystic Friday.#NaturePhotography #quhl5 pic.twitter.com/NJPDHxpAi6

— quhl (@quhl5) February 18, 2022

When they were few in number,
of little account, and sojourners in it,
wandering from nation to nation,
from one kingdom to another people,
he allowed no one to oppress them;
he rebuked kings on their account,
saying, “Touch not my anointed ones,
do my prophets no harm!”

–Psalm 105:12-15

"Highland Dawn"#AlmostHeaven #WestVirginia #Highlands #ThePhotoHour #MonongahelaNationalForest pic.twitter.com/UcsRZfqiLV

— Thomas R Fletcher (@ThomasRFletcher) February 17, 2022

I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for his sake. I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, children, because you know the Father. I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.

Do not love the world or the things in the world. If any one loves the world, love for the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the pride of life, is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world passes away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides for ever.

–1 John 2:12-17

Sunrise at Portmarnock Beach 🌞#Portmarnock #Dublin #Ireland #ThePhotoHour pic.twitter.com/TIMEBm94Qb

— Emma McArdle | Ireland 🇮🇪 (@McArdlePhoto) February 16, 2022

My little children, I am writing this to you so that you may not sin; but if any one does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and he is the expiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. And by this we may be sure that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He who says “I know him” but disobeys his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him; but whoever keeps his word, in him truly love for God is perfected. By this we may be sure that we are in him: he who says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.

Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment which you had from the beginning; the old commandment is the word which you have heard. Yet I am writing you a new commandment, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining. He who says he is in the light and hates his brother is in the darkness still. He who loves his brother abides in the light, and in it there is no cause for stumbling. But he who hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

–1 John 2:1-11

Morning all! I think I got the best of the day this morning. Have a good one, whatever you're up to. 😊🌅📸#BushyPark @theroyalparks #loveukweather @metoffice @itvweather @sallyweather @StormHour @ThePhotoHour pic.twitter.com/0A0i1i1go6

— Scot Down South (@LesleyAM13) February 15, 2022

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon and touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— the life was made manifest, and we saw it, and testify to it, and proclaim to you the eternal life which was with the Father and was made manifest to us— that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you may have fellowship with us; and our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. And we are writing this that our joy may be complete.

–1 John 1:1-4

Gorgeous Valentine's Day sunrise over the Charleston Harbor! ❤️ @stormhour #chswx pic.twitter.com/vzRTxyLTjU

— JoeyLive5 (@JoeySovine) February 14, 2022

Blessed be God,
because he has not rejected my prayer
or removed his steadfast love from me!

–Psalm 66:20

Good morning from Downeast – Steuben sunrise 2/13/22 #MyDayInMaine pic.twitter.com/POesfGnXNC

— Upatsunrise (@ElinMac) February 13, 2022

On the holy mount stands the city he founded; the LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwelling places of Jacob. Glorious things are spoken of you, O city of God.

–Psalm 87:1-3

Good Morning Cape Cod! Superb Saturday sunrise at the Salt Pond in Eastham. #capecod #sunrise #nationalparks pic.twitter.com/9OrpjCNy6I

— Darius Aniunas (@dariusaniunas) February 12, 2022

Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore he who resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of him who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain; he is the servant of God to execute his wrath on the wrongdoer. Therefore one must be subject, not only to avoid God’s wrath but also for the sake of conscience. For the same reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing. Pay all of them their dues, taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.

–Romans 13:1-7

Good morning. Frosty Friday. Lovely colours before sunrise. @angie_weather @ThePhotoHour #StormHour pic.twitter.com/cO1hAdW9Hz

— Sharon Welby (@sharonwelby1) February 11, 2022

Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; love one another with brotherly affection; outdo one another in showing honor. Never flag in zeal, be aglow with the Spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in your hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly; never be conceited. Repay no one evil for evil, but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all. If possible, so far as it depends upon you, live peaceably with all. Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God; for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” No, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals upon his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

–Romans 12:9-21

Narrow Lanes. 4°C on a chilly , sunny morning. Hares on the bank. pic.twitter.com/ww4GUVeq90

— Yorkshire Wolds Weather (@WeatherWolds) February 10, 2022

I appeal to you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may prove what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

For by the grace given to me I bid every one among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith which God has assigned him. For as in one body we have many members, and all the members do not have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if service, in our serving; he who teaches, in his teaching; he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who contributes, in liberality; he who gives aid, with zeal; he who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.

–Romans 12:1-8

For a short time in February — if the conditions are perfect — Horsetail Falls at @YosemiteNPS appears to be set ablaze when the sun’s light hits the waterfall at just the right angle, illuminating the water and mist to a brilliant orange fiery glow.

Photo by Nikhil Shahi pic.twitter.com/ruKoRqORoD

— US Department of the Interior (@Interior) February 9, 2022

Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in you that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

–Hebrews 13:20-21

WOW sunset this morning in Cocoa Beach 😍😍@JimCantore #StormHour #FLwx pic.twitter.com/uSroUxgawl

— Carolyn Raskauskas (@CarolynRask) February 8, 2022

For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city which is to come. Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.

Hebrews 13:14-16

'It is you whom I invoke, O Lord. In the morning you hear me; in the morning I offer you my prayer, watching & waiting' (psalm 5) #lauds #morningprayer pic.twitter.com/XSrXSX92Yf

— EileanIdhe🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (@EileanIdhe) February 7, 2022

The LORD reigns; he is robed in majesty; the LORD is robed, he is girded with strength. Yea, the world is established; it shall never be moved; thy throne is established from of old; thou art from everlasting.

–Psalm 93:1-2

Male bullfinch at North Cave Wetlands. #ThePhotoHour #TwitterNatureCommunity #wildlifephotography #nature #birds pic.twitter.com/AvZfIAhvug

— Rodshelf (@rodshelf) February 6, 2022

For you have not come to what may be touched, a blazing fire, and darkness, and gloom, and a tempest, and the sound of a trumpet, and a voice whose words made the hearers entreat that no further messages be spoken to them. For they could not endure the order that was given, “If even a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned.” Indeed, so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, “I tremble with fear.” But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, and to the assembly of the first-born who are enrolled in heaven, and to a judge who is God of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks more graciously than the blood of Abel. See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less shall we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven. His voice then shook the earth; but now he has promised, “Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heaven.” This phrase, “Yet once more,” indicates the removal of what is shaken, as of what has been made, in order that what cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe; for our God is a consuming fire.

–Hebrews 12:18-29

Morning all. Enjoy the weekend

St Sunday Crag across Ullswater pic.twitter.com/iyegZQA5s5

— Johnny (@FlockofGhosts) February 5, 2022

Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. And have you forgotten the exhortation which addresses you as sons?

“My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord,
nor lose courage when you are punished by him.
For the Lord disciplines him whom he loves,
and chastises every son whom he receives.”

It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. Besides this, we have had earthly fathers to discipline us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits and live? For they disciplined us for a short time at their pleasure, but he disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness. For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant; later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

–Hebrews 12:3-11

'Morning Glow', Bangor Pier From Nr Glyn Garth Court, Menai Bridge this am ☁️🌤 (taken on s21 ultra) @Ruth_ITV @DerekTheWeather @ItsYourWales @BBCWalesNews @BBCCountryfile @BBCCymruFyw @ITVWales @BangorWalesNews @nationaltrust #NorthWales @metoffice #ThePhotoHour #LoveAnglesey pic.twitter.com/wa4hq6Oy7j

— Marilyn E Williams (@madmaz2112) February 4, 2022

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

–Hebrews 12:1-2

Mornings like these ☀️#sunrise #fortyfoot pic.twitter.com/iU8PTpFpbu

— Jilly Mc Donough (@JillyMcDonough) February 3, 2022

We could, like the Methodist Church has recently done, simply extend our current practical incoherence into our teaching. We could move to a position where, as a church, we state that we uphold and support contradictory teachings. This would also fail to address either problem and appears to ignore Jesus’ stark warning later in Matthew (and also in Mark and Luke) that “if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand”.

We could, and should, through the LLF discernment process, make one more attempt to see whether we really can find some agreement as to what would be the rock on which we should be building, whether something that has not previously been recognised by the church as rock might nevertheless be a solid foundation we can all recognise as faithful to Jesus.

It may though be that, lamenting our lack of common mind, and renewing our commitment to keep seeking such a common mind, we have to begin to consider seriously what changes our collective double-mindedness renders necessary in how we structure our common life. How can we create sufficient space or distance to enable each view to find expression in an episcopal structure which has some form of agreed teaching that in turn authorises consistent practice and so has intellectual and moral integrity without generating the level of conflict now sadly so common? How can we allow each group of Anglicans to build on what they believe to be the rock and to avoid building on what they believe to be sand?

Because we are here dealing with competing and contradictory visions of faithfulness to Christ, of the holiness to which we are called in Christ, of our created human nature, and of the ground on which we are to build communities of disciples, this is a much greater challenge than that we have faced and struggled with in relation to women priests and bishops. And because our received ecclesial structures are those of episcopacy within a geographically ordered national church and a global Communion this is a much greater challenge than the ecclesial questions faced by the URC and Baptists and others with a different church structure. The sad history of Anglican provinces and the Anglican Communion over the last 20 years confirms how great a challenge it is. But it is a challenge which we must perhaps now face and, as far as possible, face and seek to resolve together, across our differences.

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‘Can ⁦@churchofengland⁩ ever bridge its differences on #sexuality?’ Worth reading this article ⁦@goddardaj⁩ @Psephizo website. https://t.co/sN5PvPgGJZ

— Graham Kings (@GrahamRKings) February 2, 2022